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BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION DATE February 2004
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY P-1 ITEM NOMENCLATURE SUBHEAD
OP,N - BA2 COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Tactical Support Centers (#2246) 52WH
QUANTITY
FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 TO COMP TOTAL
COST
(in millions) $5.1 $9.4 $5.1 $5.3 $5.3 $5.4 $5.5 Continuing Continuing
Narrative Description /Justification: The Tactical Support Center (TSC) program provides evolutionary systems and ancillary equipment upgrades to support the Maritime Sector Commanders
(Ashore) with the capability to plan, direct and control the tactical operations of Joint and Naval Expeditionary Forces and other assigned units within their respective area of responsibility.
These operations include littoral, open ocean, and over land all sensor (i.e. EO, IR, ISAR, etc.) surveillance, anti-surface warfare, over-the-horizon targeting, counter-drug operations, power
projection, antisubmarine warfare, mining, search and rescue, and special operations.
The Tactical Support Center (TSC) program includes fixed site TSCs and Mobile Operations Control Centers (MOCCs). TSC's provide C4I capability, air-ground, satellite and point-to-point
communications systems; sensor analysis capabilities; avionics and weapons system interfaces and facilities equipment. MOCC is a scalable and mobile version of the TSC for contingency
operations and for support of operations from airfields that do not have a TSC.
WH046. Analysis Interface Equipment. This cost code contains TSC sensor analysis capabilities, avionics and weapons system interfaces, computer upgrades
and associated software for interfacing analysis and processing equipment to the supported weapons systems (aircraft).
WH050. Facilities Equipment. This Cost Code contains the Facilities Equipment necessary to power and support the processing equipment and interfaces.
This Budget Request Procures: 1. TSC Upgrade Equipment; 2. Facilities Equipment; and 3. Installation of Equipment.
INSTALLATION DATA: 14 TSC systems at 12 operational sites (located at Keflavik, Iceland; Brunswick, ME; Jacksonville, FL; Sigonella, Italy; Kaneohe Bay, HI; Whidbey Island, WA; Kadena,
Japan; Misawa, Japan; North Island, CA; Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean; Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, and Masirah, Oman); 1 training site at Fleet Combat Training Center (FCTC) Dam Neck, VA
and 1 lab site at SSC CHARLESTON DET Patuxent River, MD. 9 MOCCs at 8 operational sites (Homeported at Brunswick, ME; Jacksonville, FL; Sigonella, Italy; 2 at Barbers Point/Kaneohe Bay,
HI; Misawa, Japan; Whidbey Island, WA; Willow Grove, PA; and Point Mugu, CA.) and 1 MOCC C2 Engineering Development, Software Support Facility (SSC CHARLESTON). 1 Maritime Patrol
and Reconnaissance (MPR) Operations Center in Bahrain.
TSC Roosevelt Roads was decommissioned the end of FY03. It is being replaced by a mobile MOCC capability that will be staged from TSC Jacksonville to handle continued support in the
SOUTHCOM AOR.
MOCC Souda Bay, Greece was stood up for permanent operations in FY03 to support Mideast AOR.
FY04 includes Congressional Add of $3M for P-3C AIP TCDL Upgrade Program.
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Exhibit P-40, Budget Item Justification
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